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Quantifying the impacts of decarbonisation in China’s cement sector: A perspective from an integrated assessment approach.
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Applied Energy . Jan2017 Part 2, Vol. 185, p1840-1848. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- China has been the world’s largest cement producer and the cement production has led to increased energy consumption and CO 2 emissions, which greatly affect the country’s social and economic development. In this paper, an integrated assessment framework was developed by combining the Stock-based model and the Integrated MARKAL–EFOM System model of China (China TIMES), and it was used in China’s cement sector to simulate the trends of energy consumption and CO 2 emissions during 2010–2050, under a reference scenario and three carbon tax scenarios. The modeling results show that: (1) the cement production in China will increase from 1.8 billion tons in 2010, to a peak of 2.5 billion tons in around 2017, and then gradually decrease to 1.5 billion tons in 2050; (2) Through the adoption of three alternative abatement measures (i.e., switching the fuel types, implementing the energy-efficient measures and CCS), China’s cement sector could potentially achieve a great reduction in CO 2 emissions; (3) In the near future, the cement sector’s decarbonisation will mainly rely on energy efficiency improvement; while the use of alternative fuel use and CCS will be of great significance from a long-term perspective. Additionally, based on the modeling results, we build the energy-saving and emission-reduction technologies roadmap for China’s cement sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03062619
- Volume :
- 185
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Energy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 119779946
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.12.112